I want those communications from CMS. I hope you can get them for me.

I think it would go a long ways to helping get drugs cheaper.

some of the supporters of the new gun ban have brought forth arguments to try to discredit the other side. They have said that repealing the agency rule will allow the mentally ill to acquire firearms. Let me tell you why that is not true…

we have a very bad regulation that has been put out by the Social Security Administration that needs to be obliterated, so we are using a process called the Congressional Review Act to show Congress's displeasure with the Social Security…

there has also been talk about how supposedly dangerous it will be if this Social Security regulation is terminated. I don't see how that can possibly be realistic if the Social Security Administration doesn't even determine whether a…

I rise today to discuss some criticism I have heard about the nominee to fill the seat on the Supreme Court. That nominee is Neil Gorsuch. My colleague, the minority leader, met with the nominee last week. Afterward, he told reporters that…

I ask unanimous consent that floor privileges be granted this Congress for Darren Dodd, a detailee from the U.S. Secret Service, and Saleela Salahuddin, a detailee from the Department of Justice. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess from 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Utah.

today I come to the floor to address my colleagues about the bipartisan resolution of disapproval that I introduced on January 30, along with Senator Crapo and 24 other cosponsors. This resolution now has 32 cosponsors, and of course this…

there is a very good radio reporter in smalltown Iowa named Robert Leonard, or ``Dr. Bob,'' as he is known, who interviews me every month. I recently read an opinion piece he wrote in the New York Times where he gives his take on the…

first of all, I rise to speak in favor of the Senate confirming Senator Sessions to the position of Attorney General, chief law enforcement officer of our country, but I do want to say thank you to the Democratic minority of my committee…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, off the Senate floor immediately following the vote scheduled at 12 p.m. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the 115th Congress of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., in room SH-219 of the…

there has been a lot of discussion about Senator Sessions' nomination on this floor in the last 24 hours. Before we vote, I want to offer a couple of observations about the unfairness in some of the statements. First, I was hoping to limit…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Foreign…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on…

We've already appropriated money for walls. We've got walls right now.

I want to take a few minutes to comment on some of the initial reactions that I have heard from my Democratic colleagues on the President's nomination of Judge Gorsuch to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. First of all, even…

OK, as long as I get to speak after this issue is over. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

last evening, I had the pleasure of being at the White House when President Trump introduced his nominee to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch, who happens to be serving on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. It…

According to your analysis, the Federal Government is actually overpaying for low-skilled labor and underpaying for professional or high-skilled workers compared to the private sector.

I think you gave me a job as a member of the Agriculture Committee when we have the next farm bill.

Dodd-Frank had nothing to do with the financial crisis. It was an agenda to have the Government dominate the banking system.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. Mr. McCONNELL (when his name…

I always try to thank you publicly for all the hard work you do for the investigations I ask you to do